Description:
Overview:JW Zepeda Law Firm, PLLC is hiring a Civil Trial Attorney with 4–8 years of litigation experience to join our growing Texas litigation team.
This is a plaintiff-side litigation role for an attorney who wants real responsibility, meaningful courtroom experience, and the opportunity to fight for injured clients and others who need strong advocacy.
Compensation: $120,000–$180,000 per year, based on experience
We are looking for a litigation attorney who can take ownership of cases and move them forward through pleadings, discovery, depositions, hearings, mediations, settlement negotiations, trial preparation, and resolution.
What You'll Do:
- Manage a civil litigation docket
- Develop case strategies and litigation plans
- Draft and review petitions, pleadings, motions, discovery responses, demand packages, mediation statements, and settlement documents
- Handle written discovery and document production
- Take and defend depositions
- Prepare clients and witnesses for depositions, mediations, hearings, and trial
- Attend hearings, mediations, court conferences, and other case-related proceedings
- Negotiate settlements from a position of preparation and strength
- Review medical records, medical bills, liability evidence, damages evidence, expert reports, and case-value issues
- Maintain strong communication with clients and provide meaningful case updates
- Work closely with paralegals, legal assistants, senior attorneys, and firm leadership
- Prepare cases for trial
- Help improve litigation workflows, templates, checklists, and overall case quality
- Handle other types of civil litigation when needed; attorneys who are willing and able to take on additional litigation responsibilities may qualify for increased compensation and advancement opportunities
Compensation and Benefits:
- Base salary of $120,000–$180,000 per year, depending on experience
- Full benefits package
- Up to a 10% contingency-fee split on qualifying cases
- Up to a 20% contingency-fee split when the attorney originates the case and handles the matter, subject to the terms and circumstances of the case
- Firm-covered approved case-related travel expenses
- Firm-arranged travel when appropriate
- Opportunity for professional growth, increased responsibility, and advancement within a growing Texas law firm
- Opportunity to grow into future firm and national leadership roles as the firm expands
This position is for a Texas litigation attorney who wants to fight for injured clients, take ownership of cases, and perform meaningful plaintiff-side litigation work.
We want someone who is practical, prepared, responsive, disciplined, and ready for battle.
We are looking for an attorney who wants to use their God-given talents as the Lord intended—to fight for those who cannot fight for themselves.
The right attorney can manage cases independently, communicate effectively with clients and staff, prepare thoroughly, meet deadlines, and consistently move cases toward resolution.
We value attorneys who are comfortable taking responsibility for their work, asking questions when appropriate, collaborating with the team, and continually developing their litigation skills.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to build a long-term litigation career with a growing firm and potentially grow into a national firm leadership position.
Job Requirements:
- Active Texas law license in good standing
- 4–8 years of litigation experience
- Experience litigating civil matters
- Experience practicing in Texas state courts
- Strong legal writing, research, negotiation, and case-management skills
- Experience handling pleadings, discovery, motions, depositions, hearings, and mediations
- Ability to independently manage deadlines and a busy litigation docket
- Strong client communication skills
- High ethical standards, professional judgment, and accountability
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with attorneys and support staff
- Ability to travel within Texas for court appearances, depositions, mediations, trials, and other case-related matters as necessary
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in one or more of the following areas is preferred:
- Personal injury litigation
- Family law
- Estate planning and probate
- Business or commercial litigation
- Motor vehicle accident and trucking accident matters
- Premises liability
- Wrongful death or catastrophic injury litigation
- First-chair or second-chair trial experience
- Federal court experience
- Contingency-fee litigation
- Reviewing medical records, medical bills, expert reports, and damages evidence
- Preparing demand packages and mediation statements
- Legal technology, case-management software, and e-filing systems
- Bilingual English/Spanish skills
If you are service-minded, accountable, motivated to build a strong litigation career, and want the opportunity to grow with a firm that intends to expand beyond Texas, we want to hear from you.
